So this is a bit delayed, but the Riff interview, part 2 is on the site now at http://www.rnbhaven.com/90s-music/feature/Riff_Interview_Part_2/19
Some choice comments for you to discuss:
On music today, Dwayne Jones said:
Growing up, we can go back a decade and say you know, Force MDs, Full Force, New Edition and stuff like that. And then they can say, the Marvin Gayes and the Stevie Wonders, but coming up now in this century, that music is missing right now. So we're trying to get these guys to organize with us and put together good singing, real singing, the way it should be because it's been missing for a while now. There's no real singing, everybody's singing behind a computer right now but we wanna bring that era back because that's what's missing.
On their UK success, manager Pie said:
This is Pie, I'm not one of the group members but I think as far as the UK, the market is less political. You don't have to be a strong production team in order for people to embrace your music out there. Here, it's more who you are, how much money you spent to get your record spins and getting the radio stations to play your music and the video stations to play your music. Out there, people just embrace good music whether you go out there and send the fruit baskets to the program director or drop a few dollars on him. If it's good music, they embrace it.
On the best 90s acts, Dwayne Jones:
Well, I mean like he said, those are well, well-respected artists as far as the 80s into the 90s. During that time, you know we were listening to like SWV. I mean you had like the Jodeci and remember Mint Condition was out of that time, remember that? (Still going strong ~Smoove) Tony Terry. I mean, I don't have one base artist that I was listening to. You know, I was dead up on Riff like this is the shit right here.
Likewise, Steven Capers:
For me, it was basically Will Downing, Mint Condition, Shai, The Rude Boys, Silk, Jodeci, Boyz II Men. And back then, I be listening to Ray Goodman and Brown, Al Green, you know if you want to take it back. I understand you was saying 80s and 90s but I was listening to that too.
What do you guys think? Interesting picks? I bet some of ya'll are loving the Mint Condition love lol.
